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Send-MailKitMessage
A replacement for PowerShell's obsolete Send-MailMessage implementing the Microsoft-recommended MailKit library.
<a id="installation" />Installation
For current user only (does not require elevated privileges):<br />
Install-Module -Name "Send-MailKitMessage" -Scope CurrentUser
For all users (requires elevated privileges):<br />
Install-Module -Name "Send-MailKitMessage" -Scope AllUsers
<a id="usage" />Usage
Basic
using module Send-MailKitMessage;
#SMTP server ([string], required)
$SMTPServer = "SMTPServer";
#port ([int], required)
$Port = PortNumber;
#sender ([MimeKit.MailboxAddress] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_MailboxAddress.htm, required)
$From = [MimeKit.MailboxAddress]"SenderEmailAddress";
#recipient list ([MimeKit.InternetAddressList] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_InternetAddressList.htm, required)
$RecipientList = [MimeKit.InternetAddressList]::new();
$RecipientList.Add([MimeKit.InternetAddress]"Recipient1EmailAddress");
#subject ([string], optional)
$Subject = [string]"Subject";
#text body ([string], optional)
$TextBody = [string]"TextBody";
#send message
Send-MailKitMessage -SMTPServer $SMTPServer -Port $Port -From $From -RecipientList $RecipientList -Subject $Subject -TextBody $TextBody;
All Parameters
using module Send-MailKitMessage;
#use secure connection if available ([bool], optional)
$UseSecureConnectionIfAvailable = $true;
#authentication ([System.Management.Automation.PSCredential], optional)
$Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::new("Username", (ConvertTo-SecureString -String "Password" -AsPlainText -Force));
#SMTP server ([string], required)
$SMTPServer = "SMTPServer";
#port ([int], required)
$Port = PortNumber;
#sender ([MimeKit.MailboxAddress] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_MailboxAddress.htm, required)
$From = [MimeKit.MailboxAddress]"SenderEmailAddress";
#recipient list ([MimeKit.InternetAddressList] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_InternetAddressList.htm, required)
$RecipientList = [MimeKit.InternetAddressList]::new();
$RecipientList.Add([MimeKit.InternetAddress]"Recipient1EmailAddress");
#cc list ([MimeKit.InternetAddressList] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_InternetAddressList.htm, optional)
$CCList = [MimeKit.InternetAddressList]::new();
$CCList.Add([MimeKit.InternetAddress]"CCRecipient1EmailAddress");
#bcc list ([MimeKit.InternetAddressList] http://www.mimekit.net/docs/html/T_MimeKit_InternetAddressList.htm, optional)
$BCCList = [MimeKit.InternetAddressList]::new();
$BCCList.Add([MimeKit.InternetAddress]"BCCRecipient1EmailAddress");
#subject ([string], optional)
$Subject = [string]"Subject";
#text body ([string], optional)
$TextBody = [string]"TextBody";
#HTML body ([string], optional)
$HTMLBody = [string]"HTMLBody";
#attachment list ([System.Collections.Generic.List[string]], optional)
$AttachmentList = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new();
$AttachmentList.Add("Attachment1FilePath");
#splat parameters
$Parameters = @{
"UseSecureConnectionIfAvailable" = $UseSecureConnectionIfAvailable
"Credential" = $Credential
"SMTPServer" = $SMTPServer
"Port" = $Port
"From" = $From
"RecipientList" = $RecipientList
"CCList" = $CCList
"BCCList" = $BCCList
"Subject" = $Subject
"TextBody" = $TextBody
"HTMLBody" = $HTMLBody
"AttachmentList" = $AttachmentList
};
#send message
Send-MailKitMessage @Parameters;
<a id="releases" />Releases
3.2.0
- Add support for Windows PowerShell
3.2.0-preview1
- Add support for Windows PowerShell
3.1.0
- Changed UseSecureConnectionIfAvailable parameter type from [bool] to [switch]
3.0.0
-
Added credential support
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Added parameter to use secure connection if available
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Removed extended classes
-
Changed ToList parameter to RecipientList
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Properly return exceptions from the module to the caller
-
Switched from BouncyCastle to Portable.BouncyCastle
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Updated MailKit to 2.10.1
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Updated MimeKit to 2.10.1